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be that in which "the principal obligation
" of human Laws is to be found" - He might
have added said - & his argument would not have
been weakened - "of all Laws in general." —
His remarks upon the vindicatory part of
a Law are as singular, & as deserving of
notice, as his omission of the sanctions it in his definition of a Law.
Hear his own words: — "It is observed," says he
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"that human legislators have for the most part
"chosen to make the sanction of their laws rather
"vindicatory, than remuneratory": or" and (this is kindly
added by our Authr or for fear lest you should not is added kindly added by our author be as much puzzled to understand
as to pronounce these sesquipedalian
words) — " to consist rather in
"punishments than in actual particular
"rewards." — (This surely is very uncivil
of human legislators, to chuse to frighten
us, when they might allure us. — What
can have tempted them to make so strange
a choice? — "Because" — says our author:what think
— I never send see these generally
harmless words in</del> with other sense
— I never see "Because," or "For" — with other sense
harmless (wr words.) adopted <add>made use of by</add> our Author, without
trembling: — What cause will you think
of gentle reader: — I will give you four
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